Apparatus for removing suspended material from gases



Aug. 26,' 1930. A. NTTCHER Er AL 1,773,840

' APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SUSPIEND'ED MATERIAL FROM GASES Filed May 17, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l I N VEN TORS WW ATTO EYs.

A. NTTCHER ET AL Aug. 26, 1930.

APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SUSPENDED MATERIAL FROM GASES Filed May 1'7, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l* fr" INVENTORS Arno /V'cher Franz Se/)o/b BY l H/ V7- ATT RNEYS.

Patented' Au. 2e, .1930

terial than 'can UNiTEDLsTATEs 0E IRANm-ON-THE-MAIN, GERMANY,I AS- aairo Nirrcnmlun sainz slr.v 1,

PATENT; orales,

BIGNOBSTO INTEBNATONAL PRECIPITATION COKPANY, 0]',1'108 ANGELIS, CALI- IOBNIA, A SGBPOBATION 0l' CALIFORNIA s mm'rus ron nanqvnm lsusmmlmn amamantar. rnon casas application med ny 17,' im, semi no.

This invention relates to ap aratus for, removing suspended material rom gases by the combined action ofelectrical and mechanical means. acting simultaneously and in av single apparatus.`

he' principal object of the invention 1s to provide forjmore effective and economical removal of certain, classes of suspended mabe obtained-by either elec-' trical or mechanical means alone.

A further object of the invention is to cause the suspended articles to be se aratedV from the gases by t ecombined an simultaneous action of centrifugal force due to the whirlingmotion ofthe gases and of electri- (fzalidaction due to a-high potential electrical e Y ,v

A further object of the invention is to so form the collecting members or surfaces as to provide pockets or channels which are substantially removed from the'electrical field and also from the whirling gas stream, and into which the collected material may passVJ and hence fall to the bottom of the appaf. ratus. By means .of such an arrangementthe liability \ofl the precipitated material being again picked up and carriedl away by the gas stream is reduced to'av minimum.

The apparatus of this lnvention comprises essentially a cycloneseparating chamber or housing of. any usual or well Vknown type tral outletsr means for passin y through with a cyclonic motion, ut'provided provided with tangential inlet meansand cengas therewith a plurality ofchannel formingor pocket forming inembers distributed around the circumference of said chamber and extending alongside the path of the gas therethrough and transversely to the direction of`cyclonic motion thereof, said channel formingmem'-4 .bers preferably having portions, extending l `.substantially tangentially with respect to said chamber so as to form collecting surfaces, andl preferably overlapping one another whileleaving slots or openings between n adjacent membersthrough4 which the pre-v,

cipitated material ma pxass into the channels or pockets forme Qt ereby.. The apparatus further comprises dischargel electrode j means mounted within saidchamber.; and- `bodiments o 'the gas stream, t atis towa 192,090, mi in ce1-muyv :une so, 19u.

difference may be maintained between said faces. v y

The accompanying drawings illustrate emthis invention and referring discharge electrodes and said collecting surtherato.` y y Fig. 1 is'a `vertical section; of one form of such apparatus.

Fig. 2 is a h "aontal section on line .2l-2,

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Fi 3 is a partial vertical section of a modified orm of apparatus Fig. 4;,is a partial horizontalsection on line 4.-4=g`in Fig. 3. v t

Fig. 5 is a vertical section of another form of apparatus. Y'

Fig. is a horizontal sectionfon line 6-6 inFig. 5. A The apparatus shownin Figs. \1 and 2 comrises, a cyclone separating chamber 1 of lindrical hape, provided with vertical annel forming members 2v mounted interiorly of the wall of said chamber. lSaid channel lformmg'members have portions 2 which extend substantially tangentially with i respect tocylindrical/chamber 1, and gonstitutef,collecting electrodei means, lbut are slightly inclined outwardly and overlap one another so as to .provide openings 3 therebetween, said openings being directed toward from'which'` he gas approaches* said openings in its whirling motion within the chamber.

Gas inlet pipe 8 enters the separating chamber substantially tangentially near the upper end thereof, it being understood that the channel forming members are omittedyfrom in front of said inlet pipe as shown. A cylindrical outlet pipe 4 extends centrally of said cylindrical chamber from Na point near 'the' bottoml thereof upwardly through the top of said chamber..

The channel forming members 2 open at their lower ends into a special collecting .chamberY 5,`which is of conical sha e and is separated from the main'chamber y means of a conical'separating wall 7, the interior of which may a soact, as a collecting chamber l Gli the directioni as hereinafter described. Any suitable means may be provided for removing collected material from chamber 5 and also from the space within wall 7 5 In the space between outlet pipe 4 and the collecting surfaces 2, discharge 'electrodes such as fine wires or rods 10 are placed, said discharge electrodes being supported and insulated in any suitable manner, for ,example 10 as shown. Said discharue electrodes are preferably spaced further from outlet pipe /ji )than from the collecting surfaces 2, insucli manner that the electrical field will be substantially wholly between the discharge elec# trodes und said 'collecting surfaces and will therefore act upon the suspended particles i'n the same direction as the centrifugal 'force due to whirling motion of the gases. The respective discharge electrodes l0 are opposite the tangential faces 2 of the collecting electrodes thereby providing for most eficient action on such-collecting electrodes and avoiding difficulties which would arise from reverse ionization or back discharge-in case the discharge electrodes were opposite the edges of the collecting electrode members.

Any suitable means may be used for maintaining a high potential difference between the discharge electrode means and the collecting electrode means. vFor this purpose the discharge `members may be connected to a suitable source of'` high potential current, either alternating or unidirectional, but pref'- erably rectified alternating current 'of suitable voltage, say from 15,000 to 100,000 volts,

y the collecting'electrodes and the other-side of such source of currentibeing connected together or grounded to complete the circuit.

. VAs may be seen, dust-or other sus ended" 40 particles entering through inlet 8 with the gases are caused to pass downwardly through the separating chamber with awhirling or cyclonic motion as indicated by thearrow at ain Fig.' 2. The suspende-d particles are therefore forced or thrown outwardly Vboth by the centrifugal force resulting from such whirling motion and by the well-known action of the electrical field bet-Ween discharge electrodes 10 and collecting electrodes 2', the

forces due to both these actions being exerted simultaneously cn the particles of suspended materialand tending to drive the vparticles in the same direction, namely, outwardly Atoward'thecc llecting electrode surfaces. The

bn material thus precipitated on the surfaces 2 is caused to pass by the frictional effect of the V`whirling gas stream, through openings 3 into the vertically extendingV channels between the member-s2 and-the outer walll,

gaf the lapparatus. The material then falls "freely into collecting chamberfand it will Q be seen that once the material has entered the channels above descl'ibedit is substantially removed from the electrical field and also the whirling ges stream and therefore the material entering .the upper portion of and 2, with the further exception, however,

Aare therefore thrown with increased force be formed of metal, such as steel or iron, or

is substantially prevented from reentering such gas stream. The channel members 2 are made of such crosssection and especially of such depth Ythat a sutlicient gas pressure is produced at the entrances to s aid channels to prevent the precipitated -material from passin out again 'into the gas stream. l

As s own in F igs. 3 and 4 it is sometimesy advantageous to divide the channels by means of divisions or walls 9, in such manner that each vchannel is conducted separately from the material entering lower portions thereof'. This prevents undue concentration 'of dust or'suspended particles in the channels adja- 80 cent the lower portions of openings 3,' so that conditions are maintained more nearly uniform throughout the apparatus. The slots or openings 3 maybe narrower or shorter at the lowervportions of the channel forming members or may be otherwise varied in shape so as to further promote uniform conditions throughout. The other parts of the apparatus may be substantially the same as shown in Figs. l and 2.

In the form -of the apparatus shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the housing l is of conical shape. The arrangement of the channel forming members 2 is substantially the same as before except that said members vdiminish 95 in size toward their lower'ends so as to conform to the conical shapeof the housing.- The remaining portions of the apparatus may again be substantially the same as in Figs. 1- f me that'the discharge electrodes 10a are also ar-l ranged in conical shape so as to maintain a substantially equal distance between said discharge electrodes andthe collecting surfaces of the channel members. This`con`stru'ction hasthe advantage that the gas in its downward passage increases in velocit v and the dust particles or other suspendedy particles outwardly and into the channels. A further advantage isthat the strength or intensit of the electricalfield increases toward the ottom due to the closer spacing of the discharge electrodes. Both the mechanical and electrif cal precipitating actions therefore increase as the gas passes through the apparatus, tending to recipitate n'ner and finer-particles ofsuspen ed material therefrom.`

I The channel forming members 2-and 2 may ofj any other suitable material possessing sucient electrical conductivity 'for the purposes of electrical precipitation combined. with sutlicient mechanical strength We claim:' n 125 1; An apparatus for separating suspended j material rom comprising a housing, providedwith a tangential uinlet'and with a central outlet and defining apassageway i' adapted tocausegas to flow-.therethroug y1y;

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liza .with a cyclonic motion, a xlurality of chan- A nel forming members wit m said housing and extending circumferentially around andI alongside the-path of the gas through ,said passageway and transversely to the direction of cyclonic motion of such gas, said channel 4forming members having portions constituting c'llectingelectrode means, and disch ge electrode means spaced from said. coll ting electrode means and' extending substantially parallel to and op ositet'he said collecting electrodemeans an' exposed. to the gas passing in cyclonic manner 1n said passa eway -in Ssuch manner as to develop an electr cal field in the gas so passing, and to thereby producel by electrical action forces active on the particles in the same direction as the forces due to centrifugal action. a

2. An a paratus for separating suspended 2 material rom gases :comprising a housing, provided with a tangential inletv and witha central outlet and defining 'a passageway adapted 'to cause gas to flow through said housing with a cyclonic motion,"a lurality of channel forming memberswit in said housing and extendin circumferentially around and alpngside 51e path of the gas through said passageway and transversely to the direction of cyclonic motion thereof, said channel forming members having portionsegtending substantially tangentially to said cyclonic motion seas to constitute col lecting electrode means and`said members being so' shaped and arranged as to present sso mngs between adjacent members, and disc arge electrodemeans spaced'from said co1- cyclonic motion`` of the gas-in said chamber and constituting collectmg electrode means, and discharge electrodes spaced inwardly from and respectively opposite and parallel to said tangential wall-portions of the respective channel forming members.

5. An a paratus as set forth in claim 4, said chamer beindconical'in shape and converging dovanwardly, and said channel formingmemb'ersand discharge electrode means being arranged to conform to such sha e. 6. An apparatus as set forth in clann 4, and comprising in addition a wall se `arating the .lowerpertion of said chamber rom the main portlon thereof, said channel forming members opening at their lower ends into said separatedv lower portion.

7. An apparatus as set forth in claim 4, lsaid openings between adjacent channel forming members being directed toward the direction frm whichthe ygas passed. in cyclonlc mannerlthrough said chamber ap'- proaches said openings.`

In testimony whereof we have hereunto 'subscribed dur naines this 22d, day of April,

19,27. f `ARNO NATTCHER.

FRANZ SEIPP.

lecting'electrode I'n'eans and extending sub'- site the said stantially parallel to and op to the collecting electrode means an' `ex d gas passing in :cyclonic manner 1n saidpaslsa'geway in such manner as to devolo an elec.- trical Heldin the gas so assing, an to thereby produce by electrica action forces activeV lon the articles-in thesame direction as the y v forces u e .to centrifugal action. L

\ 3. apparatus as set forth in claim 2,

- said openings between the channel forming members beug directed toward the direction from which the gas approaches said openings 54, in its cyclonic motion.l 4; An` a paratus .for separating suspended materialv rom gases, comprising a cyclone separating chamber having a 'vertical axis" and provided withtangential gas inlet means adapted to cause Cyclonic motionof the gasthrough said separating chamber, and with central gas outlet means extending vertically and axially within said chamber, -a plurality of channel .farmingA members mounted on the e0 inside of the'wall of said chamber and extending in a direction from top to bottom thereof, said channel forming members being so arranged as to leave restricted openings there-v between, and having wallkportlons extending n jsubstantially' tangentiallyfwlthrespect to the v 

